2012 VOLVO C70 Complaints

WHEN DRIVING AND OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH THE TOP DOOR THE DOOR BECOMES AJAR ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WITH A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROSE.

DRIVE SIDE DOOR OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS AT CITY AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE DOOR LATCH, AND SEEMS TO BE AN IDENTICAL ISSUE THAT IS COVERED IN A RECALL FOR THE VOLVO S60 AND V60. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE C70 IS THE CONVERTIBLE VERSION OF THE S60. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THE EXISTING RECALL FOR THE S60 SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE C70.

WE SOMETIMES HAVE DIFFICULTY WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DRIVER'S DOOR. ALSO, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THE DOORS WERE AJAR. WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO AN ISSUE WITH THE DOOR LATCH. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A DOOR LATCH RECALL ON OTHER VOLVO VEHICLES, BUT NOT THE C70.

WHILE ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE DRIVER DOOR MOVED OUTWARD AS IF IT WAS OPENING. THE OPEN DOOR WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH. MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. HAD TO STOP AND CLOSE THE DOOR AGAIN. WOULD HATE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN WHILE CORNERING. *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER WINDOW OPENED SLIGHTLY AND THE CAR DISPLAYED A WARNING LIGHT OF DOOR OPEN. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER TO CLOSE AND LOCK THE DOOR. ON MY RETURN TRIP, I CLOSED AND LOCKED THE DOOR BUT AFTER AN HOUR OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I AM TAKING THIS TO THE DEALER TODAY BUT WONDER IF THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF FAULTY DOOR LATCHES ON THE S60 AND XC60 MODELS. *TR

MY HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE HEADLINER IS HELD TOGETHER WITH A STRING LIKE CORD. THE STRING HAS BROKE FOR NO REASON NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK CORNER. THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM BECAUSE IF I PUT THE TOP DOWN AND THEN WHEN I TRY AND PUT THE TOP BACK UP THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR CORNER PIECE OF THE LINER GETS FOLDED UP AND PREVENTS ME FROM PUTTING THE TOP BACK UP . I HAVE HAD PREVIOUS CONVERTIBLES AND THIS IS MY SECOND VOLVO CONVERTIBLE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A LINER BEING HELD IN PLACE LIKE THIS OR HAVING THIS PROBLEM. MY VOLVO IS A 2012 AND ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT. BECAUSE OF THIS I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY CONVERTIBLE TOP AND THE PLEASURE OF DRIVING WITH THE TOP DOWN FOR ALMOST A YEAR BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THE TOP WILL NOT GO BACK UP ONE OF THESE TIMES AND MY CAR WILL BE LEFT EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AROUND ME AT THE TIME.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TONIGHT GOING ABOUT 50 MPH (WITH THE TOP UP) WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BECAME AJAR. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON, THE WINDOW SLIGHTLY OPENED LIKE IT DOES WHEN YOU NORMALLY OPEN THE DOOR, AND A WARNING CAME ON SAYING THE DOOR WAS OPEN. IT DID NOT FULLY OPEN, BUT WAS COMPLETELY UNLATCHED, I HAD TO REACH OVER AND HOLD IT SHUT WHILE DRIVING UNTIL I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE OTHER TIMES, TOO, THOUGH THIS WAS BY FAR THE SCARIEST AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A WRECK. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER CARS I HAVE OWNED AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT, AND I SEE OTHER FOLKS HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE,

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

I HAVE A 2012 C70, AND THE "DOOR OPEN" WARNING AND INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AND THE DOOR SLUMPS SLIGHTLY AJAR (EVEN THE WINDOW DROPS LIKE WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR). THIS HAPPENS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAN BE EITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE. DOORS ARE SECURELY CLOSED BEFOREHAND. I HAVE ALSO MASTERED THE STOP, LEAN AND SLAM. IT IS SO ANNOYING AND SCARY!

WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY ON EVENLY PAVED ROADS MY PASSENGER DOOR OPENS AND A ERROR MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON MY CONSOLE. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CHARGED ME $60. TO CHECK IT ON THE COMPUTER BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETECTED BY THE COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST.